GM Recalls Over 300,000 Impalas for Seatbelt Issues
16 Oct 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American automaker giant General Motors recently announced a recall involving 303,100 Chevrolet Impalas due to problems with the front seatbelts in 2009 and 2010 model-year vehicles. The notice ...
Car Seats Line with Air Protect Side Impact Tech Launched
12 Oct 2010, 12:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Dorel Juvenile announced today the launch of a complete line of Safety 1st car seats with Air Protect Side Impact Technology, making it available in infant, convertible and booster car seats, accomm...
Lexus Driving Simulator Ad Campaign
12 Oct 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The marketing team at Lexus is no longer using vehicles or in-car technologies to promote its model line-up, but this time thought of adopting what they used to design safer cars: the world’s ...
Segways NOT that Cool, Injuries on the Rise
29 Sep 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just hours after the news that multi-millionaire Jimi Heselden died in a Segway accident hit the media, the specialists at the George Washington Hospital in Washington D.C. have released a report th...
2012 Ford Focus ST to Debut New Airbag Tech
16 Sep 2010, 07:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The intriguing Focus ST set to make a world debut at the upcoming auto show in Paris will also see Ford introduce its latest airbag technologies that enhance protection for front seat occupants in t...
2011 Ford Edge Safety Features Detailed
3 Sep 2010, 12:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford had just revealed the class-exclusive technologies it has fitted on the 2011 Edge model, so that it further enhances the safety and bring peace of mind to the consumers. O...
2011 Infiniti M Comes with Three NCAP Technologies
3 Sep 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As part of NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), the all-new 2011 Infiniti M is among the first production vehicles to be offered with all three crash avoidance technologies recommended b...
New Citroen C4 Gets Five Stars Euro NCAP Rating
25 Aug 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the tests conducted by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), Citroen’ new C4 managed to achieve a five star rating, with a score of 97% in the ‘Safety assist&r...
NHTSA Investigating Kia Soul with Faulty Steering
17 Aug 2010, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After so many complaints over Toyota's faulty brakes, every single report that pops out and tells us about some kind of glitch affecting a certain model deserves our full attention. The last st...
Volvo Accident Research Team Turns 40
11 Aug 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Sharing an anniversary with the Volvo Cars Safety Centre, which is celebrating its tenth birthday, the Accident Research Team at Volvo Cars is also four decades in safety research. The Swedish manuf...
Yamaha Recalls 2006-2010 YZF-R6
9 Aug 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Yamaha recently announced it is recalling 54,000 certain model 2006 through 2010 YZF-R6 motorcycles manufactured from August 2005 through March 2010 due to a faulty pl...
Euro NCAP Advanced Reward System Announced
13 Jul 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) announced today a reward system for new and emerging safety technologies at the eSafety Challenge in Millbrook. The new reward system complement...
Ford Transit Connect Recalled for Head Protection
12 Jul 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The recall frenzy has reached American manufacturer Ford as well, with the Transit Connect vans being involved in the latest campaign. Specifically, we are talking about 33,728 model year 2010 Trans...
2010 Suzuki Kizashi Recalled in the US
1 Jul 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker Suzuki yesterday announced a new recall concerning the 2010 Kizashi sedan, after discovering a glitch affecting the front doors of the car. The notification posted on the offic...
Toyota Recalls Lexus HS 250h Hybrids Over Fuel Leak Problems
26 Jun 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are going from bad to worse for the Japanese giant Toyota, as the company today announced a voluntary safety recall concerning around 17,000 Lexus HS 250h models. Following the safety tests c...
Most Vehicles Have At Least One Under Inflated Tire, Survey Finds
7 Jun 2010, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent study conducted by the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) in the United States revealed that most drivers fail to properly maintain their tires, putting themselves at risk. In fact, 55 ...
Volvo Supports Use of Bicycle Helmets in Netherlands
4 Jun 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo’s division in Netherlands announced today it has become actively involved in promoting helmet usage for children bicyclists. A team from Volvo held a presentation last week at a primary ...
Part Worn Tyre Risks Revealed by Tyresafe
3 Jun 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The specialists at Birmingham City Council studied the risks associated to part worn tires and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards, Tyresafe announced today. This f...
Volvo Trucks Debuts European Driver Training Programme
1 Jun 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As new EU regulations say that all drivers must undergo 35 hours of training within a five-year period, Swedish manufacture Volvo has put together a new comprehensive training programme which meets ...
Computer Crash Simulations Used in Chevrolet Cruze Development
28 May 2010, 12:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Chevrolet Cruze, a model that is set to go on sale in the United States in the third quarter of 2010, will benefit of a range of enhanced safety features, which have been developed with the help of ...